Searching everywhere and not finding much, I think I have an unusual breaststroke problem: I struggle to get my head out of the water for breathing, and then it drops down deep, so that on my next stroke I have to stuggle to get my head ... and round and round it goes.
Moreover, I read about swimmers having the opposite problem; their heads go too high! And indeed I've seen pictures of breaststrokers with their bodies out of the water down to their waists! I know it's bad form, but wow!
I can't even do a head-up breaststroke; my head just won't stay up.
Anyone else have/had this problem? Any suggestions?
I don't even understand what is supposed to bring the head up; where and when is the upward force being applied and by what?
Fighting for breath on every stroke is causing huge anxiety for me; I usually end up with water instead of air in my mouth and I have to abort the swim and have a coughing fit. It's a showstopper.
Alan
Anyone else have/had this problem? Any suggestions?
Ok, here I go again( :blah: :rolleyes: ): If at all possible, get somebody to shoot video of your breaststroke, upload it to YouTube, and post it here. Better yet, post it on "The Breaststroke Lane" thread. King Frog (Allen Stark) gives great breaststroke technique feedback and can probably spot what the problem is with your stroke. :agree:
K.F.: I hope you don't mind that I keep telling people this! But, so far, very few people have actually done it.
Anyone else have/had this problem? Any suggestions?
Ok, here I go again( :blah: :rolleyes: ): If at all possible, get somebody to shoot video of your breaststroke, upload it to YouTube, and post it here. Better yet, post it on "The Breaststroke Lane" thread. King Frog (Allen Stark) gives great breaststroke technique feedback and can probably spot what the problem is with your stroke. :agree:
K.F.: I hope you don't mind that I keep telling people this! But, so far, very few people have actually done it.
